1. C&I292: Standards Workshop Presented by: Dana Karraker and Tami Dean August 24, 2011

2. Thought for Today "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. "I don't much care where---" said Alice. "Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat. (From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll)

3. Today’s Class O Describe characteristics of effective professional educators O Identify Standards for student learning O Discuss the benefits and risks of using standards in the ECE classroom

4. What are we Talking about… O Early Learning Standards- Expectations for the learning and development of young children O Content Standards- Description of what children should know and be able to do related to a particular content area O Performance Standard- level of performance of the knowledge or skill in relationship to a Benchmark O Benchmarks- Specific description of the knowledge or skill a child should acquire at a certain point. Usually tied to an age or grade level O Program Standards- Expectations for the quality of schools and educational settings

5. For Early Childhood O National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) O Teacher Preparation programs O Accreditation O Guidelines for Early Learning Standards O Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) O Early Learning Standards O Common Core Standards

6. The “Star” Teacher 1. In groups of 4 identify six skills of a Quality Teacher. 2. Write one skills per body part using the following questions as guides. O What kind of teacher do students need? O What are the characteristics of that teacher who is going to promote increased student achievement for all students? O What are the skills necessary to be a successful teacher in the 21 st Century? 3. Be prepared to report out.

7. No Child Left Behind O Highly Qualified Teachers Highly Qualified Teachers O State Requirements O Demonstration of Competency Demonstration of Competency O State Standards of Evaluation

8. Professional Teaching Standards O INTASC- Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium INTASC O IPTS- Illinois Professional Teaching Standards IPTS O NBPTS- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NBPTS-

9. Highly Qualified Educator Similar? Different? Lifelong label? How do the qualities of your Star Teacher relate to the Standards?

10. O 1985: A Nation at Risk document is released O 1994: Reauthorization of ESEA “Improving America’s Schools Act” (required states to adopt, adapt, or create standards and assessments) O 1997: Illinois adopts ILS O 2001: NCLB brought accountability for standards-based education to the forefront O 2010: Illinois adopts Common Core State Standards A History of Standards Education 10

11. So WHAT are we supposed to teach??? MORE TO THE POINT National Organization Goals Illinois Learning Standards (1993) Performance Descriptors (2003) Common Core Standards, K-3 (2010) NAEYC Early Learning Standards (Revised 2011) Illinois Early Learning Standards (2004)

12. How are they structured? O Common Core: Math and English/Language Arts. (Science and Social Studies are being written) O NAEYC O Illinois Early Learning

13. Take Time to Explore O Standards are posted in your LiveText portfolio O Links are also posted in the course Wiki O Take time to explore each of the Standards sets (These are what you will use to plan your lessons- more on that later) Fill out the Graphic Organizer and be prepared to discuss your thoughts with the larger group

14. Turn and Talk O Risks and Benefits of standards in ECE programs O http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positi ons/position_statement.pdf http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positi ons/position_statement.pdf

15. Exit Slip 3,2,1 Review 3- Ideas you learned about standards 2- Areas to explore further 1- Question you still have about Standards